Home / Quotes / Quote by Brian Marick

Quote by Brian Marick

“Development is maintenance.”

Quote by Brian Marick

Author

Brian Marick is a renowned software testing and agile practitioner. His career spans various roles in software development, including programming, testing, and project management. Marick has extensive research and practical experience in the field of software testing, particularly in the context of agile development. His writings and speeches have made significant contributions to the software testing and agile communities. more

You May Also Like

“You have to honor failure, because failure is just the negative space around success.”

Space Learning Honor Negative Programming Computer Programming Programming Languages Computer Language Negative Space

Author:Richard R. Nelson

“A programming language is like a natural, human language in that it favors certain methaphors, images, and ways of thinking.”

Thinking Way Humans Certain Language Natural Learning Favors Programming Way Of Thinking Computer Programming Programming Languages Computer Language Human Language

Author:Seymour Papert

“My basic idea is that programming is the most powerful medium of developing the sophisticated and rigorous thinking needed for mathematics, for grammar, for physics, for statistics, for all the "hard" subjects.... In short, I believe more than ever that programming should be a key part of the intellectual development of people growing up.”

“A class, in Java, is where we teach objects how to behave.”

Class Teach Learning Objects Behave Programming Computer Programming Programming Languages Computer Language Java

Author:Richard E. Pattis

“Code should run as fast as necessary, but no faster; something important is always traded away to increase speed.”

Should Important Running Learning Increase Speed Faster Code Programming Computer Programming Programming Languages Computer Language

Author:Richard E. Pattis

“Programming languages, like pizzas, come in only too sizes; too big and too small.”

Bigs Language Learning Size Programming Pizza Programmers Computer Programming Programming Languages Computer Language Computer Programmers

Author:Richard E. Pattis

“As soon as there is language, generality has entered the scene.”

Language Scene Generalities

Book:Points . .: Interviews, 1974-1994

Source: Points . .: Interviews, 1974-1994

“The discipline of programming is most like sorcery. Both use precise language to instruct inanimate objects to do our bidding. Small mistakes in programs or spells can lead to completely unforseen behavior: e.g., see the story, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". Neither study is easy: "...her [Galinda's] early appetite for sorcery had waned once she'd heard what a grind it was to learn spells and, worse, to understand them." from the book "Wicked" by G. Maguire.”

“The structure of a software system provides the ecology in which code is born, matures, and dies. A well-designed habitat allows for the successful evolution of all the components needed in a software system.”

Wells Dies Born Learning Successful Evolution Needed Structure Code Programming Software Ecology Components Computer Programming Programming Languages Computer Language Habitat

Author:Richard E. Pattis

“The three most important aspects of debugging and real estate are the same: Location, Location, and Location.”

Important Real Three Learning Aspect Programming Estates Location Computer Programming Programming Languages Computer Language Debugging

Author:Richard E. Pattis